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Kapenguria, Kenya climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Kapenguria has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1465 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 227 mm while February barely receives 40 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kapenguria climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 40 | 100 | 227 | 156 | 128 | 125 | 164 | 150 | 123 | 146 | 63 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 40 | 100 | 227 | 156 | 128 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 164 | 150 | 123 | 146 | 63 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 48 | 59 | 71 | 60 | 57 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 65 | 65 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 61 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 48 | 59 | 71 | 60 | 57 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 61 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 82 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 58 | 51 | 65 | 65 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Kitale, a weather station, about 28 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.